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Professional athletes earn a lot from their profession and some of them are listed among the richest persons in the world. As there are many sports in the world which are highly paying. Who are the highest-paid athletes in the world? In this article, we will try to grab out the information and facts about the richest athletes in the world in 2021.

Almost every one of us has a favorite athlete in our life. As a child, every 2nd child wants to become a professional sportsman.

We want to know what our favorite sportsman earns from his profession. After becoming a big industry, people are rushing towards professional sports. This is surprising that there is no footballer in the list of Richest Athletes. According to the latest updates on Forbes Cristiano Ronaldo is the first billionaire soccer player and Lionel Messi is the 2nd in history.

Have a look at these highest-paid or richest athletes in the world in 2021.

10 Richest Athletes in 2021

The net worth and figures given about every athlete have collected from different sources from the internet including Forbes and many other reliable sources, according to Sport virsa.

10. LeBron James – $480 Million Net Worth

LeBron James is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He is from the United States and considered one of the best basketball players in history.

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Basketball is one of the most popular sports in America. Some of the basketball players are paid very highly. LeBron James is one of the richest athletes in the world who is still active while many others on the list are already retired. The 35 years old has an estimated net worth of more than $480 million. Read more about LeBron James’ net worth.

As recent updates about Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth indicate that he has a net worth of $500 million, so he is now one of the ten richest athletes in the world.

09. Kobe Bryant – $500 Million Net Worth

The legend and one of the most respected athletes in the world, Kobe Bryant was a professional basketball player and also one of the richest and highest-paid athletes in the world. He died in 2020, aged 41.

Kobe Bryant’s net worth is more than the $500 million that he earned as a professional basketball player. He had endorsement deals with Nike, Sprite, McDonald’s, Turkish Airlines Lenovo, Hublot, Panini, Alibaba, Sina.com, and Mercedes Benz.

08. Roger Staubach – $600 Million Net Worth

Roger Staubach is a retired American professional football quarterback. The 78-year-old is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.

With an estimated net worth of around $600 million, Staubach is the eighth richest athlete in the world right now.

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07. Magic Johnson – $600 Million Net Worth

Magic Johnson is an American retired professional basketball player. Johnson is one of the ten richest athletes in the world with a net worth of around $600 million.

As we see many in the list are from professional basketball, so we can say that basketball is one of the highest paying sports in the world.

06. Michael Schumacher – $600 Million Net Worth

Michael Schumacher is a German retired car racing driver who is considered one of the greatest drivers in racing history. Though car racing is one of the most dangerous sports in the world, a big number of people around the world are professionally attached to this sport.

With a net worth of around $600 million his the richest car racing driver and one of the richest athletes in the world too.

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05. Floyd Mayweahter – $700 Million Net Worth

Floyd Mayweather is an American professional boxer and boxing promoter who was retired in 2017. The 43-year-old is one of the best boxers in history.

With a huge net worth of more than $700, Mayweather is one of the richest and highest-paid athletes in the world.

04. Tiger Woods – $800 Million Net Worth

Tiger Woods is an American professional Golfer who is one of the most famous and followed athletes in the world. With his professional golf career, he has earned a lot of fame and wealth.

As of now in 2021, he is the fourth richest athlete in the world with a huge net worth of around $800 million.

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03. Ion Tiriac – $1.7 Billion Net Worth

Ion Tiriac is a former Romanian professional tennis and ice hockey player who is one of the richest persons in the world.

With Tiriac’s name, our list of richest athletes enters into billions. He has a net worth of around $1.7 billion which can be surprising to many of us but here is something more than this in the list below. He is the richest tennis player in history.

02. Michael Jordan – $2.1 Billion Net Worth

Michael Jordan is an American retired professional basketball player. He is one of the most popular and greatest basketball players in history.

With a net worth of $2.1 billion, Jordan is the 2nd richest athlete in the world. He owns a team Charlotte Hornets in NBA.

01. Vince McMahon – $2.2 Billion Net Worth – The Richest Athlete

Vince McMahon is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is the richest athlete in the world with a net worth of around $2.2 billion. He is CEO of WWE and is considered one of the most popular athletes in the world.

This huge net worth of $2.2 billion is unbelievable for an athlete but he is one of the most successful athletes in the world who made this possible.

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Who are other top athletes who climb to the top 20?

According to Wide world of Sports, the athletes below tops the list from No.11 to No. 20, with salary range counted in 2020.

No. 11 - Stephen Curry (2020)

Endorsements: $US44m ($A60.1m)

Max Commissions: $US74.4m ($A101.6m)

Salary/Winnings: $US30.4m ($A41.5m)

No. 12 - Tiger Woods (2020)

Endorsements: $US60m ($A81.9m)

Max Commissions: $US62.3m ($A85.1m)

Salary/Winnings: $US2.3m ($A3.1m)

No. 13 - Kirk Cousins (2020)

Endorsements: $US2.5m ($A3.4m)

Max Commissions: $US60.5m ($A82.6m)

Salary/Winnings: $US58m ($A79.2m)

No. 14 - Carson Wentz (2020)

Endorsements: $US4m ($A5.5m)

Max Commissions: $US59.1m ($A80.7m)

Salary/Winnings: $US55.1m ($A75.2m)

No. 15 - Tyson Fury (2020)

Endorsements: $US7m ($A9.6m)

Max Commissions: $US57m ($A77.8m)

Salary/Winnings: $US50m ($A68.3m)

No. 16 - Russell Westbrook (2020)

Endorsements: $US27m ($A36.9m)

Max Commissions: $US56m ($A76.5m)

Salary/Winnings: $US29m ($A39.6m)

No. 17 - Rory McIlroy (2020)

Endorsements: $US30m ($A40.9m)

Max Commissions: $US52m ($A71.1m)

Salary/Winnings: $US22m ($A30m)

No. 18 - Jared Goff (2020)

Endorsements: $US2m ($A2.7m)

Max Commissions: $US49m ($A66.9m)

Salary/Winnings: $US47m ($A64.2m)

No. 19 - James Harden (2020)

Endorsements: $US19m ($A25.9m)

Max Commissions: $US47.8m ($A65.3)

Salary/Winnings: $US28.8m ($A39.3m)

No. 20 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (2020)

Endorsements: $US28m ($A38.2m)

Max Commissions: $US47.6m ($A65m)

Salary/Winnings: $US19.6m ($A26.8m)

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